Ice-machine.



PATENTED DEC. 10, 190?.

:w. W. TOBEY & P. FREEMAN.

ICE MACHINE. LPPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 25,1905

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

mmmw

W't .gmis MW .3 frozen. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional ele- WILLIAM w'. TOBEY AND FRED FREEMAN, 0F IOLA, KANSAS.

ICE-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. 4

. Patented Dec. '10, 1eo7.

Application filed se ambazaleqs. saamazaaoes. I I

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat we, WILLIAM W. TOBEY and FRED FREEMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Iola, in'ithe county of Allen and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Ice-Machine, of which the followin is a specification.

his invention relates to machines employed in manufacturing ice, and has for its object to improve the construction, and increase the efiiciencyand utility of devices of this character. '1

' .Vith these and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, theinvention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a;

I part of this specification andin which correspondingparts are denoted -by' like designating characters, is illustrated the prefe .ed form of the 'embodimer'itoi the in entiom apable of carrying the same into 'practical bp-g eration, it Being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantagesof this invention within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings :F igure 1, is a plan view of the improved apparatus with the top member or frame removed. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the manner in which the freezing mixture is applied to the cans or receptacles for the water to be vation, and Fig. -4, is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating a modificationin a. portion of the structure; 7 The improved apparatus may be of any required size and capacity or -of any required 1 i material, but for the purpose of illustration is 8 shown arranged for twelve of the freezing cans or receptacles of the usual form.

The improved apparatus consists of an outer casing 10, pre erably of wood with a sheet metal lined bottom 11, inclining from each side toward the center and merging into a longitudinal trough 'or channel 12 into which matter falling upon the bottom 11 Wlll be drained.

Disposed transversely of the bottom 11 of the cash: g are bars 13 spaced apart, and referably two for each transverse row 0 the freezing receptacles or cans, and with their casing 10 are provided with numerous-spaced vertical guide channels 16, inwhich the ends 1 of spaced longitudinal partitions '17 and transverse partitions. 18 are supported the partitions being halved into each other, or

otherwise united or coupled wherethey transect, and forming the interior of the casmg into a plurality of rectangular chambers or compartments of uniform size.

.The lower ends of the channels 16 term i-' nate above the bottonis'dl, so that the partltions are supported above'the bars 13 and rails l iaand a space is left between partitions 'and the gratihg formed by the bars and rails, while the upper edges of the partitions terminate below the upper line of the casing, and thus plil'ovidia space above the partitions and wit. 'nt ecas' I .The' trough ortion 123f t he apparatus extends throug the end wall of the casing and terminates, in a, flange 35 supporting a closure 36, which is detachably secured to the flange by bolts 37. I

-Disp0sed in the trough 12 is a tube formed in sections 38 with fla ed ends 39, whereby the sections are detac lably coupled as by bolts 40, each section having an annular shoulder 41 next its flange to sup ort wire netting. shields 42 surrounding eac tubular section and spaced from the same, and with a wire netting dia hragin 43 at the inner end of the last tubular section. The tubular sections 38 are each rovided with numerous apertures 44 rovi ing means for the entrance of the iquid after it passes'through the wire netting guards. The tubular memis connecteditolthe closure member, and the latter is provided with a central aperture corresponding to the interior area of the members 38., and the pum for removing1 the freezing liquid, after it as performe 41138 work, is connected as at45 to the closure 36.

The netting guards 4243 prevent the entrance of foreign matter to the tubular sections 38, and as a still further protection,

channel 12 an its tubular rainage mema wire netting guard 46, is dis osed over the 100 her 38 which-comes next to the closure 36,

lly u 65 the same. Theupper edges 2. l erases I her, and attached to the cross bars 13 within I the recess 14, so as to be removable with the grating. A 1 The freezing receptacles or cans 19 are of b the usual form, or rectangular in cross sec tion, and withall the side walls ta ering in wardly' toward the lower end; i e rece 'tacles rest upon the grating formed by-tge bars 13 and rails 15, two of thebars and-one it of the rails being beneath each receptacle,

20 mg to and disposed above-the'partitions *17-18 and'spacedabove'thesaine, so that a space is provided between-the rails :and the upper edges oi-t'h'e partitions. ;-Therails 23"'24= .form rests for numerous detachable '25 covers 25, one ,for-each compart'uient,-r.so

'thatone or moreof-the-receptacles maybe-f I -;The apparatus be readily-drained and' .c eaned i hou r iss s the ,rs 'pt w removed or inserted without interfering 7 with-'or disturbing the others a Extending into. the .cas' atone endis the supply pipe preferably disposed; .partly within the adjacent end wall'ofthe cfasing'as shownin Figs -1 and 3, so that it willnot intcrfere :with T the introductionior removal of the receptacles. Extending irom-the-supply pi e26 are 10 'tudinal branch i 'e's-2'Z-,.t vo-. ofpthie branch h conti'guons itothe side walls.

of the-easing and one branch above'each of the 10 itudinal partitions 17 40 from one o the outside longitudinal branches and from all of the intermediate lo 'tudinal' branches, are shortertransverse. ranches 28, thelatter extending nearly totli'e next; longitudinal branch in advance, .aiidlviithfthe outer end of eachshorter branch plug ed as indicated at .29, the shorter branchfipipes.

v being disposed above the'transverse partition1s118. 1 I db h T emain sup yipipe. 2653.1; ,r'anc 'p'i es 2728 are suppliedwithsp acedfpin h'lia apertures respectively at 3Zf' 33" 34,"fl disposed in the 'lowc-er ortions'of thei severat ,Wlll strikethe sides; of thehiec' tacles at" 5 downwardly projecting angls;iis i'ii'stiate'd' [in Fi ."2 wherein the rad ating finesay e- ,sent t e jetsofthe freezingliquid.'"','--"= Y j, The freeaing (-Ionipou'ndor 'bri'nie' stored in. a'suitable tank,- nk it"sho\t n, and

supplied under. suitable'pres'sure to the-s in pipe 26 and-flows thence'tothy-various i ranch pip's 2728 -'and. -es'cape; in fine sprays upon theupper portions of that-rec. 'ing receptacles an eqw pen all sides of the partitions p pi r c -1 p9 it si noth f' ne 330 11 supp1ypipe-26for the eezing .mixture,-.

1 7 .1 8 are 'chambered upon each side at the u per edges as at 30-31, to reduce the area a acen't to the pipes 27--28 res actively, to

avoid obstructing the discharge om the'apertures in the pipes. It will be noted that the jets ofthe freezing mixture eng go the receptacles 19 'first-nearthetop "an -'flow downward over the outer surface, and thus effect a more rapid-refii eration than in devices where 'the receptac es areimmersed in the freezing medium,=.as the very rapid cir-t culation of tllrllqllllld' insures .a very rapid absorption of the, eat and theconsequent rapid co'n ealing of the water in thereceptacless= T e... free esca e .for 5 the freezing mixture-obviates, any anger of thefdeterioration of the water iilythe receptacles ,in

event of any leakage the -,same; as; th'ebrine'will'not enter such apertures, as will be obvious; -"Q -1.2. 1'. .1.

. .Thearrangernent .of, thegspraypipea en- .ablea-thedesired resultstqhe awornplished" with acomparativelyp-small ,vz uantit'y of rineaan m h ter paceipi-t meha .dric sirh rdnthe ifeeept c es t iim r ifl m t fr ezine smpq n a m eta h n $1 9 new p -hi c o n' e 36,.estt sen ez efi bulares tions 38,,t9 provide for th'e ins'e'rtio'n'.-

of .the {cleaning implementsfor-in largedevices of expert or bo'yJto. rfornfthe'i e r k..= f

. The (161710638; simple lnifizo'listruction' can be i en r ymanuf e amd andjeconsmi ca1l operated;

Hang ts-assist; are inveiitidh what d1 a a T1 In an 'apparatusfor manufacturing ice, a plurality o receptacles-for the water to be "frozen'arranged in'rows spmaapm and the ece' tacIes in each row. likewise spaced ppart, 'pi es' arranged'exteriorly of t e outerrowsan within-thespa'cesbetween arranged'onesin ea'e'h -of. gait-compartments and supported abo ve thmbottom, of, said casing, and a'series ofpipeaarranged above saig-i- J ed.

partitions and pr v1 yvithfipaced lateral apertures opening toward s'ai rdcopta cles.

3. In an apparatus for manufacturing me,

'the'rows' and provided witli'branch 'ipes ex- 115 tending betweenthe receptacles in t e rows,

said i .e'shaving acedorifices discharging:

pipes, so that th'e hquid"fo1ced therefrom aninclosing casing having a discharge for an inclosing casing havin the freezing medium, a plurality of recepta-.

cles for the water to be frozen and spaced a art within said casing and supported above t ebottom of the same, and a series of pipes for' the freezing medium extending between said receptacles and .provided with spaced lateral apertures opening toward said recep of pipes for the freezing medium extending after its action upon the freezing receptacles,

between said regeip partsandprovid with spaced lateral apertures arranged to cause s rays of the freezing medium to be discharge against the receptacles at downwardly extending angles.-

5. In an apparatus for manufacturing ice,- an inclosing casing-having an inclined bottom terminating in a depressed discharge trough for receiving the freezing. medium a detachable grat' bearing upon said casing bottom, a lura 'ty of receptacles for the water to be ozen spaced aart and su prorted upon said grating, an pipes for t e eezing medium exten between said receptacles and provided with spaced lateral apertures opening toward said receptacles.

6. .In an apparatus for manufacturing me,

.an inclosing casing having an inclined bottom terminating in a depressed discharge tacles near their upper a detachable grating bearing. upon 'said casing bottom, a plurality of partitions dividing said easing into a series of compartments,

trough for receiving the freezing medium after its action upon the freezing recep tacles a plurality of receptacles for'the'water to be frozen arranged one in each of said compartments, and bearing upon said grating, and a series of pi s arranged above said partitions and provi ed with spacedlateral apertures opening toward said receptacles.

- 7. In an apparatusfor manufacturing ice, I

an inclosing casing 'havingan inclined bottom terminating n a depressed trough for receiving the freezing medium after its action uppn'the freezmg receptacles, a recelving tu e within said trough and provided with a plurality of s aced lateral apertures and spaced lateral. anges, a sheathing of screen material inclosing said tube and su.p--

ported by said flanges, a detachable ating caring upon said casing bottom an above said trough, a lurality of receptacles for the waterto be fi ozen spaced apart and su orted upon said grating, and pipes for t e reezmg medium extending between saidre- 'ceptacles and provided with spaced lateral apertures opemngltoward said receptacles..

In testimony t at we claim the foregoing as our own ,we have hereto affixed our signatures iri in presence of two witnesses.

W. TOBEY. FREDFREEMAN. Witnesses: 1

,ET'HEL MCNEILL, A. M. Ewme. 

